Cali P at Moments

I was overjoyed to meet the wonderful Cali P again at Club Moments on Saturday, October 22. He is on tour right now and his voice was going, or at least it sounded a little less vibrant when we were talking.

Nevertheless, he was in good spirits and agreed to take some pictures with everyone and also - once again - for my cause Help Jamaica. Thank you for this, Cali P! I proceeded to take pictures around the club and had a chat with people awaiting Cali P's show. As I had another event to go to, I did not stick around long after he started his show but I will refer you to a review on IrieItes when it's out.

More Text and photos to come!

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Jugglerz @ Moments in Bremen

Last Friday, June 19, I was invited to document the appearance of Jugglerz at Club Moments which was a novelty! Usually, and the duo simpatico are here in Bremen regularly, they are booked at a different venue. Club Moments is a great place for this kind of event because they have a fair sized stage on which the MC can run and jump to his heart’s content. And – trust me – Shotta Paul made ample use of this, so much so that he had to change his t-shirt several times throughout the evening!

This was also the first time I met Meska and Shotta Paul although I regularly read and hear from them as they are very active in the reggae scene, for example with their website jugglerz.de and the German reggae charts they run – and of course I contribute regularly most of the times, generally prompted by the Riddim Newsletter, which always features the charts. They have also made a name for themselves as producers, their latest offering being the Reggaemiles Riddim.

I would have expected more people to turn up for such a great dance but the Jugglerz were not the least bit phased by the rather empty room. They did their thing as if playing for the millions and as the night progressed into the early hours more and more people actually came - something quite typical for Bremen. What can I say, the vibe was great! Thanks Jugglerz! And props to King Ralph who was opening and closing for them.

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

World Beat Bremen ~ Caribbean Groove

"Caribbean Groove" was the motto of the World Beat Bremen e. V.-Party on April 11, 2015. As you know ~ if you know me ~ this is my thing! So I went along to Bürgerhaus Weserterassen with my camera to capture the event organised by World Beat Bremen e. V. and take in the beats including reggae, ska, calypso, reggaeton, soca, zouk and more played on three different dancefloors by varying DJs (details on the flyer) and accompanied by very moody light shows.

The photos:

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Peetah Morgan in Bremen

Peetah Morgan of the Royal Family of Reggae Morgan Heritage came to grace the stage at Eventloft, Schuppen 2 in Bremen. I captured the event and the party surrounding it. Unfortunately, most people didn't wish to be photographed by me. However, I still have a few nice captures as you can see in my slide-show below the photos.

This excellent singer is so dearly loved by everyone and especially by the African community abroad as well as on the whole continent of Africa - as is the whole Morgan family. Needless to say, the largely African massive was singing along to all the songs and holding a vibe glued to every movement of Peetah's lips. This culminated in Peetah taking off and meeting with all his fans in front of the stage taking pictures with everyone patiently! It was a joyful time for all those who came and were able to seize this moment.

Later I even managed to capture an image with Peetah holding the www.helpjamaica.org-flyer. I was very happy it worked out. I'd like to say big thanks to Kalin, King Ralph and DJ Laye and big ups to Roots Ashanti and Bikini Bottom Sounds for creating the right athmosphere around Peetah's show.

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World Beat Bremen ~ Caribbean Riddim

Thanks to Ralph "von" Richthoven I was able to take pictures at one of the World Beat Bremen e. V.-Parties on November 8, 2014. The motto was very close to my heart "Caribbean Riddim" including reggae, ska, calypso, reggaeton, soca, zouk and more.

The party took place at Bürgerhaus Weserterassen, a beautiful location by the River Weser and is organised by World Beat Bremen e. V., a non-profit organisation, who have been organising these parties - with different cultural themes - since 2003!

The music was played on three different dancefloors by varying DJs (details on the flyer) and accompanied by very moody light shows. If you are not familiar with this event-series, you should definitely check it out!

   

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Gentleman, Tamika, Treesha, Pow Pow and Msoke in Bremen

Gentleman and Pow Pow were in Bremen on April 26 and I had the pleasure of documenting the event which was held at Speicher 2 - Eventloft, a fairly new venue by the river Weser decorated with palm trees and illuminated by video-animations generated by two Bremen entrepreneurs Jorge Armando & Michael Suding (Miquele). The show was opened by the locals King Ralph, who was one of the organisers, with the help of Deejay Laye and then Roots Ashanti.

Pow Pow's Ingo and Junior Carl really brought the massive to the boil in preparation for the very talented Kenian singer Treesha and of course the wonderful Tamika who received a lot of love from the massive - and rightly so. Tamika had brought the young Tanzanian artist Msoke Minha with her whom she had had a show with in Hamburg prior to the evening in Bremen. He was full of energy and very good at rhyming freestyle.

When Gentleman finally came on he was in top form and frequently jumped off the stage to interact with the audience. He was joking around and hugging Tamika - what a lovely moment! - and even shared out a crate of Beck's beers which are made in Bremen to cool down the massive who were jumping and reaching out to Gentleman at any opportunity they had!

Alltogether, it was a real nice and chilled vibe down to the moments the artists took to pose for Help Jamaica and also a charity festival called "Feeling Fine" in aid of a charity for children in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia which Gentleman, Tamika alongside Silly Walks happened to have visited earlier this year. Last but not least big thanks to Kalin of Back To The Roots for everything!

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

Dancehall CoNNect Shellingz 2014 'Spring Edition'

The Dancehall CoNNect Spring Edition went down on April 5, 2014 @ Club Moments. For certain reasons I arrived late and couldn't stay too long but I enjoyed the brief time there and met some lovely people. The vibe was very good as King Ralph was playing the latest in Reggae and Dancehall and I got to dance with my camera a little bit too! :-)

King Ralph

Deejay Laye

Pow Pow @ Moments

December tun hot on Friday 13th when Pow Pow, i. e. Mr Brown and Junior Carl played in Bremen at Club Moments. Many very tall people were at the venue when I arrived and King Ralph was playing the opening for the evening. The vibe was very nice and everyone danced to their hearts' content, especially when the veteran sound, who's other members were travelling somewhere in the South of Europe, started heating up the turn tables and the massive, getting everyone to interact in their usual style and fashion as you can see in the photos.

King Ralph

Junior Carl, DJ Laye, Mr Brown

Later DJ Laye played the cool out and people agreed that the event was making them look forward to Christmas Eve when Dancehall CoNNect would once again go down at Club Moments. To see the full album you can click here. Of course, you are welcome to tag yourself.

Mr Williamz

Big up Mr Williamz! Good to chill with you at Club Moments in Bremen last night! Big thanks to King Ralph, Frank and also Talawah Sound from Hamburg!

Sentinel at Moments in Bremen

Sentinel were at Moments in Bremen on May 27, 2012! What a wicked night it was! When I arrived Nadia and Elmar were in full swing already, playing one hit after the other - a lot of which were dubplates of course! Later on their new MC Olde took the stage and created a continued great vibe, considering it was only his second time in this position!

Huge big ups to Naaaaaaaaaaaaadia, whom I had never heard select before. I know her primarily through her activities as a CEO for HelpJamaica. Nadia, you're the best!!

Many thanks to King Ralph for looking after me and your helping hand and Frank, who runs the show, for bringing Sentinel to Bremen and to everyone who was there with me, dancing and having a great time!

See you all soon :-)